Dutch experts discussed a range of microbial and chemical safety topics in 2023 and rated them in terms of risk.
To identify new food safety risks as early as possible, the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport and the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality established the Signalling Consultation
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Information published by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has listed the top food safety concerns related to imported egg products.
The risk profile identifies the main hazards associated with shell eggs and egg products imported into the United Kingdom. It covers liquid, dry, cooked, and preserved egg products.
Through expert
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A botulism outbreak was one of the most serious issues handled by a Spanish food alert system in 2023.
The Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) uses the Coordinated System for the Rapid Exchange of Information (SCIRI), the European Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) and
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The recent rise in foodborne illness in South Africa has been declared a national disaster.
Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Thembi Simelane said a team of health experts will be appointed shortly to a Ministerial Advisory Committee. This committee will develop medium- to long-term prevention measures to curb incidents
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Scientists have said applying a technique often used to assess the disease burden by pathogens to chemicals is “feasible but complicated.”
The Dutch National Institute for Public Health and Environment (RIVM) investigated the possibility of using the approach to estimate and compare the health impacts of foodborne chemicals.
The health
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Almost 900 foodborne disease incidents have been recorded, and 22 children have died across South Africa since September.
President Cyril Ramaphosa said there had been 890 reported incidents of foodborne illness across all provinces since the beginning of September. Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal have been the most affected, with Limpopo, Free
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South African officials have named the chemical behind the deaths of six children.
Minister of Health Aaron Motsoaledi said the children from Naledi, Soweto, died of Terbufos ingestion. Terbufos is a chemical used in organophosphate insecticides to control insects and pests on some crops.
Those affected believe they fell sick
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Authorities in South Africa believe a chemical agent may be to blame for recent cases of illness in the country.
Minister of Health Aaron Motsoaledi said a search is underway for the agent causing sickness. At least five schoolchildren are known to have died.
An ongoing investigation involves the National
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According to a Dutch assessment, there is a high level of uncertainty around the risks posed by eating bushmeat.
The Office for Risk Assessment and Research (BuRO), part of the Netherlands Food and Product Safety Authority (NVWA), looked at the microbiological and chemical risks to consumer health from the consumption
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The number of food incidents potentially affecting Hong Kong increased in 2023, according to the Centre for Food Safety (CFS).
The Food Incident Surveillance System (FISS) monitors issues outside Hong Kong that could potentially affect local food safety.
In 2023, CFS detected 3,500 food incidents through the FISS compared to
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